Edward Scheinerman

Edward Scheinerman is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering. He currently serves as the Vice Dean for Special Projects, previously holding roles such as Vice Dean for Graduate Education and Chair of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. He is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications.

His research focuses on discrete mathematics, including graph theory, random methods, and partially ordered sets. He is renowned for inventing random dot product graphs, which model social and biological networks. His work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical applications in networks and algorithms.

Scheinerman authored multiple influential books, including Mathematics Lover’s Companion and textbooks like Invitation to Dynamical Systems and Mathematical Notation. He has received teaching awards such as the Distinguished Faculty Award and the Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award.

His academic journey includes a B.A. in Mathematics from Brown University (1980), and M.S. and Ph.D. from Princeton University (1981, 1984). He joined Johns Hopkins in 1984.